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Reviews
24 Hour Plays Review

24 Hour Plays Review

Never has an audience been buzzing with so much anticipation before a show! Who wouldn’t feel the nerves of the 52 fresh actors, writers, director and producers performing 7 plays created from scratch in 24 hours to a packed audience at the famous Old Vic Theatre? This is The 24 Hour Plays, a theatrical event...
Skins Series 5 Review

Skins Series 5 Review

The first episode of ‘Skins‘ series 5 aired in the UK last Thursday. Despite the popular show’s fresh portrayal of UK teens, the entire series was unrealistic and juvenile. I’m pretty sure most teens can reflect more in ‘The Inbetweeners‘; as in, trying to act like the characters from ‘Skins‘ and failing. The charm from...
IdeasTap: Website Review

IdeasTap: Website Review

IdeasTap is a non-profit organisation that brings young people together, offering everything from job opportunities to arts funding. You can also create a portfolio online for others to view your work, apply for jobs and network. Basically, if you are at the beginning of your creative career and have been lacking anything in your life,...
Actors' Thesaurus: Book Review

Actors’ Thesaurus: Book Review

Recently I bought an acting book that I would like to share with you all. If you are an aspiring actor and regularly attend acting classes and workshops then I would highly reccomend Actions: The Actor’s Thesaurus. The book works from Stanislavski’s acting methods of Units and Objectives, which is known as the catalyst for...